Cancer has hit my family a few times before. Although none of them have been children, I still have a strong connect to supporting cancer reseach. In the summer of 1999, my grandmother, Grandma Dena, passed away due to cancer. She had recieved it several years before and had gone through the chemotherapy treatments and things were well for awhile. Eventually the cancer came back. Grandma made a decision not to do the therapy this time and allowed the cancer to run it's course knowing she would eventually die. Her decision was hard for us, but it was her decision, and really can you change grandma's mind? A few years after that, my sister-in-law's mother, Lou Ann, passed away from cancer as well. She was a strong fighter and a lovely woman. Her spirit and her fight lives on through my sister-in-law and my niece. More recently, my dad, Roger, was diagnosed with kidney cancer. I am so proud of my dad. He is one kidney less, but is currently cancer free. YAY! He had to have his kidney removed and went through some seriously harsh treatment. All three of these people are role models to me. They took what was given to them and tried their hardest with the treatments and their conditions. I have so much love and respect for all three of them. I have even more respect for the children who go through these life changing situations. It is not easy for them or their families. The children are our future and we need to show them all the love and support we can. That is why I have joined St. Baldrick's. Please support me with a donation to the St. Baldrick's Foundation. This volunteer-driven charity funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the U.S. government.

Your gift will give hope to infants, children, teens and young adults fighting childhood cancers. So when I ask for your support, I'm really asking you to support these kids. Thank you!

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